Templeton’s family has been ranching in the West End for more than 100 years. He worries that a national monument could bring ...

Kenya, who was an adoptee and lived to the ripe doggie age of 16, was Mosher’s first dog. Thus, it was the first time she was ...

A serious question for La Plata County Democrats and progressives claiming to fight for democracy: Why do you fight for the status quo when the State Legislature even considers district voting vs.

Denver homeowner James Warren with the air-source heat pump he recently bought. The appliance runs on electricity and can ...

As a rural resident, it makes good sense to vote YES to protect mountain lions and bobcats from needless suffering done by trophy hunting and to stop trapping our bobcats just to make fur coats. I am ...

I can sympathize with those who oppose abortion. I do not believe that any woman considers abortion lightly. But what happens when the government intervenes in a decision that should be between a ...

History is a funny thing, and we are living in truly historic times. There are several adages about history that most of us are familiar with, such as “those who fail to learn from the past are doomed ...

Local surfer Ben Cross tears up the Pondo Wave during this year's Animas River Days competition. Although great for surfing ...

Many people are not talking these days, refusing to show up for a heartfelt discussion, even when it comes to expressing their most intimate secrets. As a baby boomer, I remember Vietnam war protests, ...